The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Dr. Harsha de Silva welcomed the President’s call for parliamentary support and emphasized that, under Article 148 of the Constitution, Parliament has full control over public finance. He thanked the Leader of the Opposition and Members for supporting his nomination to the Committee on Public Finance, noting that the Committee will consider necessary legal changes. He pledged cross-party cooperation to support national development under a new political culture.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I asked for one minute before His Excellency the President arrived.
¶ 02 Your Excellency, I extend my good wishes. I will not speak now on your policy announcements. You asked for Parliament’s support. Article 148 of the Constitution says, “Parliament shall have full control over public finance.” I thank the Leader of the Opposition for nominating me to the Committee on Public Finance, and I am grateful to all Members for their confidence. Through the Committee on Public Finance many required decisions for legal changes will be taken. Under a new political culture, we all must work to develop this country, across party lines. We will extend our full support.
¶ 03 Thank you.
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